Courier and Freight Services in Richmond
Port drayage, refinery and industrial supply, and laboratory work around the Field Station. Gate requirements confirmed before the vehicle is dispatched.
- Port and gate procedures
- Pallet and container work
- Marin via the bridge
- Fully insured
- 24/7 dispatch
Richmond is a working port and refinery town, and the freight reflects that. A lot of what we move here is industrial, palletized and tied to a vessel or a plant schedule rather than an office day.
Richmond splits into two kinds of work for us. There is port and industrial freight moving on pallets to a plant or vessel schedule, and there is laboratory and biotech work around the Field Station and the Marina Bay corridor that needs careful handling and a clean chain of custody. We reach Richmond on I-80, I-580 and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and the nearest air freight point is Oakland International, about 12 miles south. See our California logistics services for the full service list.
What we move in Richmond
Small and urgent at one end, scheduled and heavy at the other.
Port and container drayage
Collection from the Port of Richmond against the terminal booking, with gate hours and references confirmed before dispatch.
Refinery and industrial supply
Parts, consumables and equipment into plant sites, working to the site’s own gate and safety procedures.
Laboratory and research equipment
Instruments and samples for the Richmond Field Station and the Marina Bay research corridor, handled with a clean chain of custody.
Warehouse and distribution
Pallet transfers along the Richmond Parkway and out to the wider East Bay on scheduled runs.
Construction materials
Site deliveries with lift gate where there is no dock, scheduled around the trades already on site.
Marin and North Bay runs
Straight over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, which is usually quicker than routing through San Francisco.
Why customers here use us
Priced on the call
You get a number while you are on the phone, against the actual job. No form, no callback, no quote that changes when the invoice arrives.
Dispatch answers at any hour
Nights, weekends and holidays. An urgent job at 2am reaches a person who can assign a vehicle, not an answering service.
One carrier, start to finish
The driver who collects it delivers it. No interlining, no handoff, one point of contact and one set of paperwork.
Access and site requirements
Port and refinery sites have their own gate procedures and safety requirements. We confirm what a driver needs before dispatch rather than losing a slot at the gate.
- Every vehicle DOT registered and every load insured
- Signature or photo proof of delivery on every job
- Vehicle sized to the address, not to whatever is free
- Recurring routes get a fixed rate, a named driver and a standing slot
How a job works
Tell us the job
Pickup, destination, weight or piece count, and the window. Any access constraints at either end are worth mentioning now rather than on the day.
Get a price on the call
Dispatch quotes it while you are on the phone and tells you honestly whether the timing is achievable.
We assign and collect
The nearest suitable vehicle is assigned, sized to the load rather than to whatever is free.
Delivered and proved
Closed out with a signature or a photo at the door, and the record sent back to you.
Services used most in Richmond
Same-day courier
On-demand and scheduled runs with proof of delivery on every job.
Medical courier
Specimens, pharmaceuticals and devices under chain of custody.
Cartage and freight
Pallet freight, part loads and full loads between docks and sites.
White glove delivery
Inside delivery, placement, assembly and packaging removed.
Coverage and timing
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge puts Marin within reach without going through San Francisco, which often makes Richmond the faster origin for a North Bay run.
We also cover El Cerrito, San Pablo, Albany and Berkeley on the same routes, so a stop here can usually be combined with a neighboring pickup at no extra trip charge. Work leaving the region moves overnight or on a scheduled next-day run.
Questions we get about Richmond
Can you collect from the Port of Richmond?
Yes. Give us the terminal, the booking or container reference and the gate hours, and we confirm what the driver needs before dispatch.
Do you carry hazardous or regulated industrial materials?
We carry what our authority and insurance cover, and we tell you plainly when a load falls outside that rather than taking it and hoping.
Can you handle a full container load?
Yes, drayage from the port and on to the delivery point. Give us the container and booking references and the free time and we work backwards from that.
Moving freight through Richmond?
Send the terminal or site, the reference and the window. We will confirm what the driver needs and price the run on the call.
White glove delivery in Richmond
Two-man crews into Richmond, Point Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany, San Pablo and Pinole. Items go inside to the room you specify, get unpacked and assembled where needed, and the packaging leaves with the crew.
Richmond jobs run from our Fremont branch. The route choice matters more here than the mileage suggests, because the approach is either the Richmond bridge or up the 80, and at commute hours those are very different journeys. Dispatch routes around it rather than quoting a straight-line time and missing the window.
Typical work is equipment into the Richmond industrial and marine terminal area, lab instruments for the research facilities along the waterfront, retail and office fit-out, and appliance or furniture placement. Box trucks run 16 to 26 ft with liftgates up to 10,000 lbs. Cargo liability is $1,000,000 and general liability is $1,000,000 with a $2,000,000 aggregate. Certificates naming the building as additional insured are issued on request.
See the full service detail on the California white glove delivery page.